Are you looking for something sweet this Valentine’s day?The city is giving out free Organics recycling bins, which is a pretty sweet deal. You can get a rodent resistant, puncture proof, odor retaining bin to put your food scraps and yard waste! The food scraps get collected by DSNY and turned … [Read more...]

Not sure what to do with all of your leftover food after the Super Bowl? The city now provides free recycling bins for curbside collection so you can compost any leftover food scraps you have! They can also provide bins to large apartment buildings, non-profits, religious institutions, and city … [Read more...]

Have you wondered why you’ve been seeing brown recycling bins popping up all over the city? These bins are part of the city’s new recycling program for your organic waste!Currently this program is offered to NYC residents, non-profits and city agencies. If you live in a home or an apartment … [Read more...]

The NYC Compost Project hosted by Big Reuse was recently featured in the Main Street Wire, Roosevelt Island's independent community newspaper. The article includes an interview with our Project Coordinator, Devin Reitsma, who explains how our food scrap drop-off and compost processing program works. … [Read more...]

It's with great disappointment I have to announce the closing of our orignal location - the Astoria Queens Reuse Center. The massive wave of construction in the neighborhood has disrupted our business and our landlord now wants to double our rent.We have to shut down our Queens location by … [Read more...]